Nuevo School Psychologist Charged in Youth Predator Sting
RIVERSIDE – A school psychologist snared in an undercover sting targeting suspected sexual predators in the Inland Empire, where he allegedly sought personal contact with an individual whom he thought was a teenager, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges. Paul Ryan Coleman, 46, of Yucaipa was arrested last...
DA Charges Man with Fatally Assaulting MoVal Resident
A man accused of fatally beating a 38-year-old Moreno Valley resident during a confrontation at a house on the east end of the city was charged Friday with first-degree murder. Brandon Jermain Thigpen, 37, of Moreno Valley, was arrested Wednesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into...
La Quinta man arrested for child exploitation
LA QUINTA, Cali. (KESQ) — A multi-agency task force arrested an 18-year-old La Quinta man for child sex exploitation charges. According to officials, On March 19, 2026, in partnership with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team, detectives from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department served search and arrest...
Riverside County school district employee allegedly stole over $750,000 worth of electronic devices, equipment
A Riverside County school district employee was arrested for allegedly stealing over $750,000 worth of electronic devices and equipment from the district. The suspect was identified as Abdul Kamara, 69, of Moreno Valley, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Moreno Valley deputies began investigating...
Road Closures Lift After Train Derailment in Mecca
Roads near the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment in Mecca were reopened Friday, with cleanup work completed. Nearly 20 rail cars derailed shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Parkside Drive and Highway 111, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Highway 111 between Bay and Parkside drives...
Police kill man accused of stabbing woman to death in Corona apartment
Corona Police shot and killed a man accused of stabbing a woman to death inside an apartment Thurday morning.
Corona Resident Arrested Following Shooting on West Sixth Street
CORONA, CA – Corona Police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1200 block of W. Sixth St. on March 17, 2026. Upon arriving at the scene at approximately 4:00 p.m., authorities located an adult male victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. The individual was subsequently transported to a local...
Inmate Dies in Banning After Medical Emergency
An inmate at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility in Banning died after suffering a medical emergency, prompting authorities to investigate his death Friday. Deputies found that George Ortiz, 62, of Corona was experiencing an unspecified medical emergency inside his cell Wednesday when custody staff and jail medical...
Lawsuit accuses Orange County judge of hiding behind a misleading name on the ballot
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 20, 2026 — A candidate for Orange County Superior Court has filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Registrar of Voters alleging that a sitting judge seeking reelection is attempting to appear on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot under a previously unused name form that is not the one voters...
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines as Fullerton Faces Budget Crisis
Fullerton officials have grappled with rocky budgets for years but revelations just this week put the municipal spending pool in peril after city staff erroneously accounted for $10 million in reserves. Instead of being in the contingency fund, that money’s already been spent across a host of programs – leaving...
